Seward Township
Township
Location in Kendall County
Coordinates: 41°30′27″N 088°18′33″W / 41.50750°N 88.30917°W / 41.50750; -88.30917
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kendall
Area
• Total	35.11 sq mi (90.9 km2)
• Land	34.97 sq mi (90.6 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.40%
Elevation [1]	571 ft (174 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[2]	4,716
• Density	127.4/sq mi (49.2/km2)
FIPS code	17-093-68757
GNIS feature ID	0429732

Seward Township occupies the 6 mile square in southeast corner of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,455 and it contained 1,451 housing units.^[3]

History

Franklin was the original name of Seward Township. On November 14, 1850, the name changed to Seward, after William H. Seward, who served as governor of New York State and as a U.S. Senator from New York as well as Secretary of State in the Lincoln Administration.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.11 square miles (90.9 km²), of which 34.97 square miles (90.6 km²) (or 99.60%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km²) (or 0.40%) is water.^[3]

It contains portions of Minooka and Joliet. U.S. Route 52 crosses the township east to west, and I-80 runs along the southern boundary of the township.

Demographics

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, and Highway Commissioner.